Other #1 songs on May 9, 1953
Across genres and charts

#1 R&B song

Hound Dog

Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton

#1 song in the UK

I Believe

Frankie Laine

#1 song

The Doggie in the Window

Patti Page with Orchestra Conducted by Jack Rael

Notable May 9 Birthdays
Born in the 1950s

Alley Mills

Actress

Born May 9, 1951

Wendy Crewson

Actress

Born May 9, 1956

Joy Harjo

Poet Laureate

Born May 9, 1951